Justice4Seeta Vigil at New Scotland Yard

Killed in the Name of Honour

On 31 March 2015, Seeta (Saini) Kaur – a British national and mother of four young children – died in highly suspicious circumstances at the home of her husband and in-laws in India. Seeta’s family believe that she was killed by her husband in what was a brutal honour killing.

Justice Denied

Two years later, there has been no investigation into her death in India or in the UK. Seeta’s family are still waiting for justice to be done. Their appeals to the Metropolitan Police to carry out a thorough investigation have fallen on deaf ears. The British authorities have remained indifferent to Seeta’s murder. Their silence gives lie to the government’s commitment to treat honour crimes as a ‘top priority.’ It is a hollow commitment that gives a licence to perpetrators to commit crimes of violence against women abroad to avoid justice.

We Will Not Mourn Her Death in Silence

Seeta’s family, SBS, and other supporters will be holding a vigil for Seeta Kaur outside New Scotland Yard (Metropolitan Police, Curtis Green, Building New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment SW1A 2JL) at 4.30pm on Friday 31 March 2017. The family will also be asking the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick to meet with them to explain why the police have not responded to their requests for an investigation into her death.

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Seeta’s death and the abject failure of the British authorities to support her family’s demand for justice will not be forgotten.

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Southall Black Sisters, a not-for-profit, secular and inclusive organisation, was established in 1979 to meet the needs of Black (Asian and African-Caribbean) women. Our aims are to highlight and challenge all forms gender-related violence against women, empower them to gain more control over their lives; live without fear of violence and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom.